About University of Gävle

Education and Research at a Scenic Campus

The University of Gävle has approximately 16 000 students and more than 50 study programmes and second-cycle programmes. 350 courses are offered in the fields of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences and Technology.

Our Work for a Sustainable Development

Already in July 2004, as the second higher education institute in Sweden, the University of Gävle was environmentally certified according to ISO 14001. This certification comprises education and research in collaboration with the surrounding community. Clearly, we are at the forefront when it comes to working with sustainable development and we are immensely proud of this fact!

Research Profiles

Built Environment and Health-promoting Working Life are the overarching research profiles of the University of Gävle. Fields of excellence are, for instance, Spatial Planning with a specialisation in sustainable built environment and Musculoskeletal Disorders which aims to prevent work-related injuries.

In 2010, the University of Gävle was given degree-awarding powers for third-cycle programmes in the profile area of Built Environment and in 2012 Health-Promoting Working Life received this permission.

Quick facts​

Number of students: 16 000

Number of employees: 750

Study programmes and second-cycle programmes: 50

Number of courses: 350

Distance Education

Sooner than the more traditional universities, we have adapted the programmes to the demands of the market and dared to try new types of teaching, for instance different forms of distance education. Today, the University of Gävle is one of Sweden's leading universities when it comes to distance education.

Some distance education has a limited number of meetings at Gävle University, while others have meetings at one of the campus centers. Distance learning that is regardless of location is only based on modern IT support.

The wide range of distance courses enables students to live in their home town and still carry out academic studies.

Campus

Our campus at Kungsbäck in Gävle offers a lovely study environment with all teaching in one location. It is a place of knowledge only a few minutes from the centre.

Our campus is situated in a scenic area with Gävle River and the Boulogner Forest as our closest neighbours. The carefully re-built regiment barracks now contain a campus concentrated in space, enabling students, lecturers and researchers alike to work together in close connection.

However, our University promotes close connections not only on campus but also with our region and the rest of the world.